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Gain New Insight Into...The Spirit of Nichren Daishonin's Buddhism Through this detailed history of the priesthood, you will gain a new understanding of the current problems within Nichren Shoshu as well as a clearer picture of where our kosen-rufu movement must go in the future.This history traces a pattern of doctrinal mistakes and corrupt behavior over 700 years that call into question Nichren Shoshu's claims of orthodoxy and authority.Read about: The seventeenth high priest's worshipping of a statue of Shakyamuni The transfer of the high priest's "heritage" to a lay person "Infallible" high priests as young as 9 High priests imported from other sects Nichren Shoshu's capitulation to the Japanese military government during World War IIYou'll also learn about the reformers - such as the ninth and twenty-sixth high priests - and their struggle to try to bring Nichren Shoshu back to the true spirit of Nichren Daishonin. - -outisde back cover
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The Untold Story of the Fuji School, Sōka Gakkai
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- The Untold Story of the Fuji School
- Subtitle
- The True Story of Nichiren Shoshu
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sōka Gakkai
- Publisher
- World Tribune Press
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 229
- ISBN10
- 0915678764
- ISBN13
- 9780915678761
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Religion, Spirituality, Other History, Buddhism
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
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- Gain New Insight Into...The Spirit of Nichren Daishonin's Buddhism Through this detailed history of the priesthood, you will gain a new understanding of the current problems within Nichren Shoshu as well as a clearer picture of where our kosen-rufu movement must go in the future.This history traces a pattern of doctrinal mistakes and corrupt behavior over 700 years that call into question Nichren Shoshu's claims of orthodoxy and authority.Read about: The seventeenth high priest's worshipping of a statue of Shakyamuni The transfer of the high priest's "heritage" to a lay person "Infallible" high priests as young as 9 High priests imported from other sects Nichren Shoshu's capitulation to the Japanese military government during World War IIYou'll also learn about the reformers - such as the ninth and twenty-sixth high priests - and their struggle to try to bring Nichren Shoshu back to the true spirit of Nichren Daishonin. - -outisde back cover